2008 Football Roster

DE/DT

CAREER: Played in 45 games as a Gator, making 25
starts…Has collected 131 tackles (80 solo, 51 assisted), 25.5 tackles for loss,
11.0 quarterback sacks, two pass breakups and three fumble recoveries during
his time at UF.

2011: Started all 13 games at defensive tackle in
his senior season…Finished tied for second on the team with 10.0 tackles for
loss, totaling a team-best 64 yards, and 5.5 sacks, for a team-high 50
yards…Tied for the team lead with four QB hurries, and tops on the Gators with
two fumble recoveries, including a 2-yard touchdown return against Kentucky…Fourth
on the team with 65 tackles on the year…Voted Team Captain by his teammates…Selected
to play in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.…Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC
First Team (DT)…Phil Steele’s Preseason All-American Fourth Team (DL)…CFPA
Defensive Lineman Trophy Watch List…Bednarik Award Watch List…Rotary Lombardi
Award Watch List…Outland Trophy Watch List…Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
(LB)…Phil Steele’s Midseason All-SEC Second Team (DL)…Recorded five tackles in
the Gator Bowl against Ohio State, with 1.5 sacks for 14 yards…Notched five
tackles, 2.0 for a 6-yard loss, against Florida State, and recovered a fumble
if the fourth quarter to set up a Florida TD…Recorded five tackles and 1.0 TFL
fro four yards against Furman, while adding a quarterback hurry…Had four solo
tackles against South Carolina with one tackle for a loss of five yards…Had
five tackles in the gators win over Vanderbilt, four of them solo…He also
recorded two tackles for a loss and one sack for a loss of 11 yards against the
Commodores…Had eight tackles against Georgia…Had six total tackles with five
solo tackles against Auburn…Teamed up for seven tackles against LSU…Contributes
eight total tackles with four solo tackles against Alabama…Had three total
tackles against Kentucky, while recovering a fumble and returning it two yards
for his first career touchdown…Named SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week after
UK…Had four tackles in Florida’s win over Tennessee, and also teamed up for a
tackle for a loss and a sack for a loss of 10 yards…Had four total tackles in
the season opener, with 1.5 tackles for a loss and a 12-yard sack, to earn him
the first SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honor of the year.

2010: Appeared in 11 games,
starting eight and missing Georgia and Vanderbilt with a right ankle
sprain…Started at defensive tackle vs. Miami University, USF, LSU and Penn
State…Started at defensive end in Florida’s victories over Tennessee and
Kentucky, at Alabama and vs. Mississippi State…Wore jersey number 62 at Alabama
in tribute to former Gator Lamar Abel, a former walk-on who was part of the
2008 Florida National Championship team. Abel passed away on May 22, 2010…Had
29 tackles on the season with 10.0 tackles for loss…Graded out a Champion and
was named Player of the Game versus Miami and Kentucky…Started at defensive
tackle and contributed five tackles, all solo, including one for loss in Florida’s
win over Penn State in the Outback Bowl…Recorded two tackles for a loss of five
yards versus Florida State…Contributed three tackles, including a half for a
loss versus Mississippi State…Had five tackles, two for a loss of 11 yards and
teamed up for a sack in the Gators’ game versus LSU…Was named the Player of the
Game versus Kentucky for his three tackles and one tackle for loss…Recorded his
first start of the season, had two sacks for a total loss of 12 yards and
graded out a Champion versus Miami University…Was one of three SEC players to
record the most (two) sacks in the first week…Only five players in all of
college football had more sacks than Howard in the first week.

2009: Saw time in 12 games
for the Gators his redshirt sophomore campaign, including four starts versus
Charleston Southern, Tennessee, FIU and FSU…Notched 29 tackles, 18 solo, 11
assisted, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks in 2009…Led the
Florida defense, for the second time in 2009, with a career-high 10 tackles in
the 2009 SEC Championship Game versus Alabama…Started his fourth game of the
season, collecting one solo tackle, as the Gators defeated FSU, 37-10…Bested
his previous career mark in tackles (7), after leading the Gators in total
tackles in the 62-3 win over FIU…At South Carolina, had three tackles and a
sack for a loss of 10 yards in the win…Collected two tackles in UF’s winning
efforts over Vanderbilt…Came up with three tackles, including a half of a
tackle for a loss of two yards in UF’s win over LSU in Baton Rouge…Secured the
starting spot at defensive tackle in Florida’s win over Tennessee in the SEC
opener, collecting one key tackle for a loss of six yards…Made the first start
of his career as a Gator at defensive tackle in the first game of the season against
Charleston.

2008: Played in nine of UF’s games during the
season…Recorded eight tackles, including six solo and two assisted…Also owns
2.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 quarterback sacks and one fumble recovery…Played a
role in Florida’s 2008 SEC Championship Title, recording two tackles in the
31-20 win over Alabama…Tallied two tackles in four different games in 2008…The
first tackle of his career came against South Carolina…Teamed up with classmate
Matt Patchan to record his first career quarterback sack against the Gamecocks…Earned
his first solo quarterback sack against Florida State and also notched his
first fumble recovery against the Seminoles.

2007: True freshman who earned a redshirt season
and did not see any action.

PRIOR TO FLORIDA: Rated ninth among
defensive ends by ESPN.com…Played both defensive end and linebacker in high
school…During his senior year, had 80 sacks, 15 tackles and four fumble recoveries…As
a junior, he collected 116 tackles, including 20 for a loss, and totaled 10 sacks…Also
played basketball in high school and led Jones to the Class 3A state title…High
school football coach was Mike Cullison.

HOWARD’S CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 10 (Alabama, 2010)

QB Sacks: 2.0 (Miami, 2010)

Forced Fumbles: None

Interceptions:
None

CAREER STATISTICS

TACKLES

G

UA

A

Total

TFL

Yds

PD

FF

FR

Blkd

2008

9

6

2

8

2.5

7

0

0

1

0

2009

12

18

11

29

3

21

0

0

0

0

2010

11

19

10

29

10

39

0

0

0

0

2011

13

37

28

65

10

64

2

0

2

0

TOTAL

45

80

51

131

25.5

131

2

0

3

0

SACKS

G

UA

A

Total

Yds

2008

9

1

1

1.5

6

2009

12

1

1

1.5

13

2010

11

2

1

2.5

16

2011

13

4

3

5.5

50

TOTAL

45

8

6

11

85

SCORING

G

TD

Rush

Pass

Retn

PAT

2PAT

FG

Total

Avg/G

2008

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2009

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2010

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2011

13

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

6

0.5

TOTAL

45

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

6

0.1

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2011

Tackles

Sacks

Fumbles

Pass
Defense

Blkd

Date

Opponent

Solo

Ast

Total

TFL-Yds

No-Yds

FF

FR-Yds

Int-Yds

QBH

Brk

Kick

3-Sep-11

FAU

2

2

4

1.5-13

1.0-12

0

0-0

0-0

1

0

0

10-Sep-11

UAB

0

1

1

0.5-2

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

17-Sep-11

TENNESSEE

3

1

4

0.5-5

0.5-5

0

0-0

0-0

0

1

0

24-Sep-11

at Kentucky

1

2

3

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

1-2

0-0

0

1

0

1-Oct-11

ALABAMA

4

4

8

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

8-Oct-11

at LSU

0

7

7

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

15-Oct-11

at Auburn

5

1

6

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

2

0

0

29-Oct-11

vs Georgia

4

4

8

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

5-Nov-11

VANDERBILT

4

1

5

2.0-15

1.0-11

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

12-Nov-11

at South Carolina

4

0

4

1.0-5

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

19-Nov-11

FURMAN

2

3

5

1.0-4

0.5-3

0

0-0

0-0

1

0

0

26-Nov-11

FLORIDA STATE

4

1

5

2.0-6

1.0-5

0

1-6

0-0

0

0

0

2-Jan-12

vs Ohio State

4

1

5

1.5-14

1.5-14

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

Totals

37

28

65

10.0-64

5.5-50

0

2-8

0-0

4

2

0

2010

Tackles

Sacks

Fumbles

Pass
Defense

Blkd

Date

Opponent

Solo

Ast

Total

TFL-Yds

No-Yds

FF

FR-Yds

Int-Yds

QBH

Brk

Kick

4-Sep-10

MIAMI

3

2

5

3-17

2-12

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

11-Sep-10

USF

1

1

2

0-0

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

18-Sep-10

at Tennessee

0

1

1

0-0

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

25-Sep-10

KENTUCKY

3

0

3

1-1

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

2-Oct-10

at Alabama

0

1

1

0-0

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

9-Oct-10

LSU

2

3

5

3-11

1-4

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

16-Oct-10

MISSISSIPPI STATE

2

1

3

1-1

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

13-Nov-10

SOUTH CAROLINA

1

0

1

1-1

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

20-Nov-10

APPALACHIAN STATE

0

1

1

0-0

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

27-Nov-10

at Florida State

2

0

2

2-5

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

1-Jan-11

vs Penn State

5

0

5

1-3

0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

Totals

19

10

29

12-39

3-16

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

2009

Tackles

Sacks

Fumbles

Pass
Defense

Blkd

Date

Opponent

Solo

Ast

Total

TFL-Yds

No-Yds

FF

FR-Yds

Int-Yds

QBH

Brk

Kick

5-Sep-09

CH. SOUTHERN

1

0

1

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

1

0

0

12-Sep-09

TROY

1

0

1

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

19-Sep-09

TENNESSEE

1

0

1

1.0-6

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

26-Sep-09

at Kentucky

0

0

0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

10-Oct-09

at LSU

1

2

3

0.5-2

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

31-Oct-09

vs Georgia

0

0

0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

7-Nov-09

VANDERBILT

0

2

2

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

14-Nov-09

at South Carolina

2

1

3

1.0-10

1.0-10

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

21-Nov-09

FIU

3

4

7

0.5-3

0.5-3

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

28-Nov-09

FLORIDA STATE

1

0

1

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

5-Dec-09

vs Alabama

8

2

10

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

1-Jan-10

vs Cincinnati

0

0

0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

Totals

18

11

29

3.0-21

1.5-13

0

0-0

0-0

1

0

0

2008

Tackles

Sacks

Fumbles

Pass
Defense

Blkd

Date

Opponent

Solo

Ast

Total

TFL-Yds

No-Yds

FF

FR-Yds

Int-Yds

QBH

Brk

Kick

30-Aug-08

HAWAII

0

0

0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

20-Sep-08

at Tennessee

0

0

0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

4-Oct-08

at Arkansas

0

0

0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

25-Oct-08

UK

1

0

1

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

1-Nov-08

vs UGA

0

0

0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

15-Nov-08

USC

1

0

1

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

22-Nov-08

THE CITADEL

1

1

2

1.5-4

0.5-3

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

29-Nov-08

at Florida State

2

0

2

1.0-3

1.0-3

0

1-0

0-0

0

0

0

6-Dec-08

vs Alabama

1

1

2

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

Totals

6

2

8

2.5-7

1.5-6

0

1-0

0-0

0

0

0

OFF
THE FIELD STORIES

·Met
former Gator Lorenzo Edwards at camp when he was 11 or 12 years old and the two
kept in contact before eventually playing together at Florida

·Came
to Florida thinking he would play defensive end, but the staff decided he would
be better suited inside. He had to gain so much weight so fast that he was put
into former strength and conditioning coach Mickey Marotti’s “Breakfast Club,”
which consisted of a rigorous eating plan where participants are watched by
coaches and forbidden to leave the training table until their required portion
of food is finished

·The
“Breakfast Club” gave him an extreme appetite for pancakes and hatred for
omelets

·Captain
of team Go Gettas for the 2011 Gator Football Charity Challenge

·Favorite
athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr.

·Favorite
hobby is fishing

·Favorite
food is hot wings

WHAT
THEY ARE SAYING

“He’s one of UF’s most experienced defensive
players and the former defensive end is very quick and athletic for a man his
size.” (6/2/11)

Robbie Andreu, Gainesville Sun

"I saw a guy that's starting to grow up
around here. He has not played to his potential and he's starting to play to
it." (9/5/10)

Urban Meyer, former UF Head Coach, after
Howard’s career-high two sacks vs. Miami University

“If you were to poll Florida players and
coaches and ask them which defensive lineman will have a big year for the
Gators, I suspect most votes would go to Jaye Howard.” (8/16/10)

Larry Vettel, FightinGators.com

“Howard
offers Florida one of its best pass-rushing options on the interior of the
defensive line in the past few years.” (7/13/10)

Thomas
Goldkamp, GatorBait.net

“He’s
improved. He’s a strong kid and he’s got great want-to. He can run well for a
big kid, and he really wants to be a great player. He’s got an unbelievable
desire to be good.”